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Shock-absorbing handlebar mount

US8490996B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Ryan Ferguson · Rua Missão Salesiana, US
Tony Zupancic · Morgantown, US

Key dates

Filing date	May 31, 2012
Grant date	Jul 23, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 31, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T74/20786
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A shock-absorbing handlebar mount includes a yoke assembly, and a first and a second clamping mechanism coupled to the yoke assembly and configured to attach the handlebar mount to a steering stem in an off-road vehicle. Each of the clamping mechanisms includes an upper and a lower clamping block, and an upper and a lower shock absorber. The first and second clamping mechanisms each further include a bolt extending through the blocks and shock absorbers, and being rotatable to clamp the steering stem between the corresponding blocks. Each clamping mechanism further includes an alignment key coupling together the corresponding blocks to inhibit non-axial displacement thereof, such that shearing forces on the shock absorbers are reduced or eliminated.

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